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Gene therapy for chronic pain enters first human trial (9/15/2008)This week, University of Michigan scientists will begin a phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of cancer-related pain, using a novel gene transfer vector injected into the skin to deliver a pain-relieving gene to the nervous system. Meet the expert:
David Fink, M.D. |
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U-M recruiting volunteers for Alzheimer’s disease studies (8/28/2008)Researchers are conducting studies on an experimental medication to block nerve damage and inflammation in the brain that can lead to progressive memory loss and behavioral changes in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Meet the expert: Judith Heidebrink, M.D., M.S. |
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Film and panel to discuss hoarding (8/25/2008)Stacks of newspapers, piles of waste, weathered clothing and toys: this is the backdrop of the first scene in My Mother’s Garden — an award-winning film that documents a 61-year-old woman’s daily life as a hoarder. The documentary is filmed through the perspective of the woman’s daughter (director Cynthia Lester), who is trying to save her mother from eviction and repair the family havoc created by her mother’s condition. Meet the experts: James L. Abelson, M.D., Ph.D. |
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